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Recent Examples of firing squad
The legislature also approved the firing squad as another execution method over difficulties obtaining the drugs.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Five of those states have a firing squad on the books, but only Idaho will have it as its main method for carrying out the death penalty after Gov. Brad Little signed it into law.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
Inmates challenged the law, but the state Supreme Court affirmed the legality of a firing squad in 2024, on the basis that a person would suffer no longer than 15 seconds before going unconscious, if shot in the heart.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Each hopes to be spared by the figurative firing squad, but predictably, none will be.
—Viet Thanh Nguyễn, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Five of those states have a firing squad on the books, but only Idaho will have it as its main method for carrying out the death penalty after Gov. Brad Little signed it into law.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
Inmates challenged the law, but the state Supreme Court affirmed the legality of a firing squad in 2024, on the basis that a person would suffer no longer than 15 seconds before going unconscious, if shot in the heart.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Each hopes to be spared by the figurative firing squad, but predictably, none will be.
—Viet Thanh Nguyễn, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firing squad
Noun
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Highway patrol video shows damage to the plane’s tail, which appears to have broken off along with other parts of the aircraft.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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But that morning, border patrol agents were spotted across the street from the Home Depot, gathering around 9 a.m.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Those nine figures topped the picket signs of actors and writers during Hollywood strikes in 2023.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Traditional homes may suit a Chippendale pattern or classic straight pickets.—
Abid Haque,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
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Steiner Studios and the New York City Economic Development Corporation broke ground on a outpost in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Riva has so far opened outposts in Monaco, Venice, Saudi Arabia, Paris, and, of course, Italy, but this marks the yard’s first venture in Spain.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Anduril makes everything from small drones to sentry towers used to police the U.S.-Mexico border systems to enable pilotless vehicles.—
William Hartung,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The two limited-edition watches include the men’s Rainbow Mosaic, a clear multi-function watch with a rainbow face, and the Rainbow Logo, a women’s clear analog watch with a rainbow double G logo.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
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Harmon highlights Angel Studios’ innovative payment system for filmmakers, which is based on watch time for a film or show per month on the Angel Studios platform as a percentage of the entire watch time for all the content available.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squad. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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